"Whenever I look at TV and I see the
weapon I invented to defend my motherland in the hands of these
bin Ladens, I ask myself the same question: 'How did it get into
their hands?'"he
said in 2006. “I didn't put it in the
hands of bandits and terrorists, and it's not my fault that it
has mushroomed uncontrollably across the globe. Can I be blamed
that they consider it the most reliable weapon?”

His pride was
evident even as he wondered about blame.

The AK-Series rifle has largely been viewed as the most reliable
and cheaply constructed in the world. The American M-Series rifle
on the other hand holds an advantage in accuracy, where it
sacrifices to the AK in durability and reliability.